Our New Little Life

So this post is going to be pretty long, but I decided to do a Husband Tag. The reason I really wanted to do this, is the last couple weeks Andrew has had to really step up. He has been taking care of not only Skye, but me as well. This involves the cooking, cleaning, bath time, and generally everything I do, on top of everything he does.  Last week I had a D&C and it took so much more out of me than I anticipated. It took about three or four days to be able to walk without getting lightheaded, and those few days, He had to do EVERYTHING. I'm still not 100% (for unknown reasons), and he is still having to do a lot. I wanted to do a few posts all about him and our relationship. *Keep in mind I have a very sarcastic husband lol Q: How and where did we meet? A: You know exactly where we met... Q: What was your first impression? A: I don't remember. Q: How and where was our first date? A: Uhh the movies.. and you were sick and dying. Q:  Where was...

I was never REALLY good at anything growing up. I played violin, but I wasn't great. I played soccer, was actually pretty bad at it. I played softball, I loved the game, but again was not very good. There was never that one thing that I was just naturally good at, nothing that I really excelled in and enjoyed (unless you count reading tons of books). Until now. Now I have this beautiful baby, and while yes at times I am past the point of being exhausted, I haven't been overwhelmed. There hasn't been a point that I thought I couldn't do it anymore. Maybe It's because Skye is only seven weeks old, but maybe, just maybe, I am good at this. I enjoy every little thing about this. Don't get me wrong, I'm not necessarily a bad wife, but does keeping the house clean, making dinner, and doing endless loads of laundry come naturally to me? No. But I love to do it, because it makes my husband happy. We've gone through so much together, Getting dogs, buying a hou...

There are sooooo many different "Must Have" baby products out there, but to be 100% honest, only a hand full of them are really essential. I've posted my Top Five Baby Essentials , now here are some of the not so essential items that everyone tells you to register for or buy. Diaper Pail My husband and I decided that we weren't going to invest in a diaper pail for our daughter for one simple reason, it's not needed. It is so much cheaper to buy a smaller trashcan with a lid, and some scented trash bags. We saw no reason to buy a $60 diaper pail, that we would have to buy the refills for. Honestly our method has worked great so far, and there is no stink! Changing Table We actually do have one of these, and the only time it is ever really used is in the middle of the night. If we are being honest, half of the time I change her on a changing pad on the floor, or on our bed (judge me, but I'm not quite ready to get out of bed first thing in the m...

At the end of 2013, a boy caught my attention. A boy that I had known for a while, but paid very little notice to. But of course I had started paying attention to him a little to late, for he was leaving for USMC Bootcamp a couple weeks later. When this boy finally returned he was no longer just a boy, he was a boy that I had missed so much. A boy that I had grown so used to talking to all day everyday, that I hadn't talked to in months. A boy that had grown up. Finally on February 21st, after a couple months of nonstop texting, we started "dating". Well as much as you can date when one of you is in California and the other is in Florida for training. While it did suck to be so far apart for so long, it was also a blessing in disguise. We got to learn more about each other, and grow in our relationship, without all of the confusing physical stuff to get in the way. We went through almost six months of being together, before we actually got to be together. While he w...